Headline

Strategic Technology Leader | 20+ Years in Digital Transformation & Enterprise Strategy | Industry 4.0 | Cloud & Application Modernization | Smart Manufacturing Excellence

About

I am a seasoned Technology and Digital Transformation Executive with over two decades of leadership experience driving enterprise technology strategy and modernization across Manufacturing, Automotive, and Financial Services. Currently, I lead enterprise‑wide transformation initiatives at Daimler Truck, modernizing global technology ecosystems and enabling smart manufacturing through cloud‑native platforms and Industry 4.0 solutions. My expertise lies in orchestrating complex transformation programs, optimizing enterprise portfolios, and aligning technology investments with long‑term business priorities to deliver operational excellence and resilience. I thrive at the intersection of business vision and technology execution — translating strategy into scalable solutions that accelerate growth. Throughout my career, I have: Spearheaded modernization of enterprise technology ecosystems across multi‑country manufacturing plants. Led the development of cloud‑native manufacturing platforms to enable intelligent, data‑driven operations. Directed enterprise application modernization programs that strengthened business agility and ROI. Influenced CXO stakeholders and boards by presenting actionable roadmaps that connect digital transformation to measurable outcomes. I am passionate about advancing Industry 4.0, intelligent automation, and AI‑enabled operating models to shape the future of enterprise transformation. My leadership philosophy centers on building high‑performing global teams, fostering innovation, and delivering technology‑led solutions that drive sustainable business growth.

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

AI stack

claude

gemini

github copilot

hugging face

langchain

langgraph

Work experience

Senior Program Manager at Daimler Truck Innovation Center India (DTICI), Feb 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 9 mos, Bengaluru, In my current role, I lead enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives aimed at enhancing smart manufacturing and modernizing technology across global production environments. I drive the strategy, planning, and execution of cloud-native manufacturing platforms, ensuring connected operations and intelligent factory ecosystems. My responsibilities include managing enterprise application modernization programs and spearheading Industrial IoT initiatives to strengthen digital capabilities. I also guide the development of enterprise solutions that support quality management and operational intelligence while forming technology governance frameworks to aid transformation objectives. Achievements: I have successfully led the modernization of technology ecosystems at Daimler Truck, enabling the integration of manufacturing systems and operational technologies. My efforts have resulted in improved alignment between technology investments and long-term business priorities, fostering innovation and delivery excellence across the organization.

Manager, Development at Oracle, Jan 2022 - Apr 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Principal Applications Engineer, Development at Oracle, Apr 2011 - Dec 2021 · 10 yrs 9 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, PD or Product Development is a product for SCM which is focused on centrally managing Information about the product. It is a central repository to manage the vital information about Item, its structure& AML. Technology: ADF11g/Java My responsibilities includes handling the Product/Item/Structure definition module for PD. Have worked on most complex features of the product. Have been extensively involved in Design and development of the product.

Application Devlopement Specialist at Dell services, Dec 2010 - Apr 2011 · 5 mos, Bangalore, Rental Financial System Enterprise Car Rental is one of the leading Car Rental Company in USA. Their existing system needs new modules for creating Invoice. Currently the invoices are given in the form of a receipt. The module is to be developed in J2EE. The integration of the new module with the existing system of Enterprise is to be done using TUXEDO. Technology: Struts, MVC, Hibernate, OOP, JSP, Servlets, HTML, AJAX, Junit, XML, XSD, Web Logic Server Providing a quality technical design and technical solution that satisfies the business requirements of the client Coding the business requirement and reviewing the deliverables, issue resolution and quality assurance.

Consultant at Capco, Apr 2010 - Sep 2010 · 6 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, TD Securities TDSecuriteis project aims to automate the bank reconciliation process for Toronto Dominion Bank. It aims at processing the break items that enter the system .Break items are created when there is a difference between cash book and bank statement. Those break items which because of some reason are not routed to correct department is sent to this system for manual assignment and processing there after. Technology: Core Java, JSP, Struts2.0, IBM WAS 6.0 Providing a quality technical design and technical solution that satisfies the business requirements of the client, coding the business requirement and reviewing the deliverables, issue resolution and quality assurance

Technical Lead at Oracle Financial Services Software.Ltd, Apr 2006 - Apr 2010 · 4 y, Bangalore

Software Engineer at HCL Technologies, Apr 2004 - Jul 2006 · 2 y 3 mo, Noida

Education

Digital Supply Chain and Logistics Management, Supply Chain and Logistics Management, Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam

AI4ICPS Certificate Programme-AI for Real-World Applications, Hands-on Approach to Advanced AI for Real-World Applications (HAAI) ++, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur